Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-15
CITY AND DISTRICT.
TEE JockEy CLUB RACES.
The Regular Meeting ca be Followed
by special Days.


FINE ARRAY OF HORSES AND SERIES OF BRIL-
LISxr RACES ExrEcTED-THE PROGRAM FOR DIE
FEKEST paYs-sTsBLEs THAT ARE ExPEcrED-M-
PKoyENENTs AT TIE TRACK, ETc.
The fan meeting OF the National Jockey Club
will begin on Tuesday, the 18th instant, and con-
tlnue through "Wednesday, THURSDAY, Friday, and
Saturday. The neat aLd snowy program. now OUT
announces that In addition TO the regular meeting
OF I'VE days there VIII be four daysof special races
.weatGsr perIait-inZ." As the season for the
Eastern circuit closes here there will be no dlffi-
Guilty In nling extra races for as many DAYS as the
weather Vii allow, and there Is now talk OF hav-
Ing an extra meeting or eight days instead OF four
TIE KEGULAK MEETING.
The program for the regular meeting OF i've days
offers variety Of excellent racing. There will be
nye races each day, opening the first day. Tues
day, With thTee-quarter dash for purse OF $500.
The second race viii De q handicap sweepstakes OF
80 elch, or s. II declared, with $500 added; one
Ialle aud sixteenth. Tue third race will be the
Arlington stalk = Tor -yeaI-0ds. siN furlongs. For
thfs event there are Iorty-three nominations, en-
Draclhg me crack 2-year-Oids. il Is probable that
Race-and and Emperor OF Norfolk, Will meet In
thls race The fourth race WILDE the aatumnai
handicap. for 3-year-olds and upward. one mile
Ano quarter, with forts two nominations. Among
the probable starters are such flyers As vOlante.
kurus, Dry NOnOpDle, Richmond, Kingston. and
Panama The frSt days sport VIII close with the
which there are tWeHiy--hrse nominations
o. THE SECOND DAY
the opening event VIII b. a six-lUrlong spin for
purse OF $780, to be followed by a handicap sweep
stakes, one mile and a furiODg. Then Will come
the AnacoStia stokes for :year-OldS, one mile and
fllrong. for which there are twenty-eight nOInl-
nations, embracing the best-bret and neeteSt j
year-oids OF the country, such rs Kingston, Stuy-
Nesant, Flageolc IL, Miss Ford. &c- Inc IOuItn
race viii BIZ a Dash OF seven furcngs for 800
purse and the last event Of the day VIII DC SELL
Ing race OF one Llile.
TEE THIRD DAT.
A heavy-welsht handicap sweepstakes, 9 fur
longs, viii begin the third days sport, 70 be fol-
lowed By a spin OF 1 nile for three-year-oldS and
upward, tor a purse OF 500. Then viii come the
Capital stakes for twO-yedrolds, three-quarterS OF
a mile, with - nominations The 1ourth race
will De the congress stakes for all ages, mile
and a fuTIOnE. For this race there are 81 nomi-
nations A s;eeplechase over the long course Will
end The day card
The FOURTH DAY.
The first rare on the card for this day Is mile
spin for 500 purse. for 3-year-Olds and upward.
Next comes a handicap sweepstakes, six furlongs,
followed by tHe Potomac stakes for 3-year-oids,
one nile ard quarter, for which there are twenty
seyeS combinations The fourth race Will be
handicap sweepstakes, one mile and a furiOng, and
the last event Il the cay will be a selling race,
one mile and a sixteenth
TIE FIFTH DAY.
Adash Of one mile for 800 purse is first on
the card for the NTH and last day of the regular
meeting Next comes a handicap sweepstakes,
mile heats, followed by run OF u mile and a fur
long- The fourth race win be a selling race, one
mile, and the last event on the card Is u three
quarter dash for a purse OF 500.
THE HORSES.
There will be an unusually large number Of
horses at Ivy City for this meeting The pick of
the best stables viii compete for the various
stakes anu purses. Already the stables are begin
ming 10 arrive on the ground. The stables now
GuITtercd ~ Ivy City are follows:
Hardy DQrh4m with knight OF Ellerslie. Race
laD4, Rita X, Naif and Rapine.
W. p Blrch with Tile Doe. Biggonet, Edisto
FOrmosa- ROmp, Pash1, the Duke OF Magenta,
Thght, filiy, and four or five twO-year-olds and
J. Uppleby with Miss DAILY Lucky Seven. Nellie
GleunOn, Bonnie Is. and Shamrock.
;. W street with Highlander. Aiyedo and
Davis & Haii with Bess. Patroeies, Maria VIM
ton, Enigma Monticello, LOretda. ROlando, scotch
Not only will the ST D.es DOW on the eastern cir
cult take part in the running here, but some now
out West are 10 come.
THE RACE TRACK.
AT the Ivy City course preparations are being
made for the largest and most successful meeting
ever held here. The large brick buildings erected
by the fair association are being converted into
commOdi0us aud comfortable stables. Within the
building fartbest west sixtv box-stalls have been
constructed with every convenience for horses
and hOstlers. Above the stalls Is ample room for
the storage OF forage, besides comfortable rooms
for the men who Viii have care OF the horses. The
conversion OF these large brick buildings into
stables viii induce a number or owners OF race
horses TO winter at Ivy city. Already engage
rrenrs have been made for the entire stable room
within tue larger OF the two buildings
The grand stand has been recovered, repainted,
and otherwise Improved Tor the press an inclosed
space. IN front, has been very Conveniently ar
ranged The pool lava has been enlarged 10 Just
double Its former Size. and ladies' dre-sing-rOOm
has tr'en constructed AT the rear OF the grand
stand and on level with the upper tier OF seats.
The clubhouse has been enlarged and improved,
and several mueh-needed additions have been
made.